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There is a book that tracks both of these men through to Appomattox.

The Generals - Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee ; Authors Nancy Scott Anderson and Dwight Anderson (1989) ; ISBN 0-394-75985-0

My cousin "loaned" me this book years ago. One day I will return it.

It does what you ask - following each man's life from childhood through the surrender at Appomattox and includes a nice bibliography, chapter notes, etc. I found it a fascinating read that offered up so many details one would not expect. For any lover of history this is a great book contrasting two of the most important people in that conflict.




Looks like it's available as a scan from the Internet Archive here: https://archive.org/details/generals00dwig/mode/2up




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